Provisions Affecting Family Member Benefits

These provisions modify the specific benefit amounts received by
widow(er)s, spouses, and/or children based on a worker's Social
Security account. We provide a
summary list of all options in this category. For each provision
listed below, we provide an estimate of the financial effect on the
OASDI program over the long-range period (the next 75 years) and for
the 75th year. In addition, we provide graphs and detailed single
year tables. We base all estimates on the intermediate assumptions
described in the
2012 Trustees Report.

Choose the type of estimates (summary or detailed) from
the list of provisions.

Number

Table and graph selection

D1

Beginning in 2013, continue benefits for children of disabled or deceased
workers until age 22 if the child is in high school, college or vocational
school.

The current spouse benefit is based on 50 percent of the PIA of the other spouse.
Reduce this percent each year by 1 percentage point beginning with newly eligible
spouses in 2013, until the percent reaches 33 in 2029.